Here are some of the happenings from the late spring time.

Here is a continuation of the  Spring Chicks update. We got the new chicken coop built and the chickens moved out of the garage.  Yeah!!  This was a mutually appreciated move.

Ashley came on a hike with me and was a super trooper. She said the special hiking treats were the best part.

We stayed up at the cabin over Memorial Day and almost got snowed in with an end of May snowstorm!

Trying out the new couch with my girlies.

Kids crafting project making slippers. Notice that Landon is keeping his momo close to keep things masculine.

We made a fire pit in the corner of our backyard. The kids helped pick up all the rocks and stack them around the fire. Then we chopped out a bunch of weeds and piled them up to be burned later. Between working on that, we cooked tin foil dinners and s’mores.

The kids were so intent on sleeping outside in the tent to complete this home camping experience. So we said what the heck and setup the tent for them. To our great surprise, they did really great, stayed outside the whole night, and had a blast!

I recently got a new dirt bike and I’ve been heading out on as many rides as I can. Here was an evening ride with a buddy from work.  I love this spot.

We’ve learned that the secret to growing a garden for us is to get automatic watering setup. When we put in the yard, we ran some lines to the garden bed areas. We got this one connected up to a spigot and ran some watering lines.

And then we got the garden planted. Carrots, yellow squash, pumpkins, basil, zucchini, and strawberry plant. Here’s hoping that it grows.

Classic cup smile 🙂

Onto the next project, building a huge swing set. Here we are putting together the beam.

And here it is all done. Thanks to Tim and Suzanne for helping us stand it up. This is going to be great. We sure do miss our tree swing from the old house, but I hope this is an acceptable replacement to help this yard feel a little more like home.

This Grandma Suzie belongs to Ashley, Eliza, and Zoey.